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Steven M. Cohen

@LibraryStuff

Law librarian, Voracious reader, long time suffering Mets fan, Diligent New York Islanders fan.

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Joined November 2007
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Heritage, human sexuality book displays banned from Lafayette libraries theadvocate.com/acadiana/new… via @theadvocateaca
Heritage, human sexuality book displays banned from Lafayette libraries

Heritage, human sexuality book displays banned from Lafayette libraries

Books on human sexuality, Black history, gay pride, even most romance novels cannot be featured in displays at Lafayette public libraries under a new display policy adopted Monday by the

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Prattville library changes hours after being told of threat to funding montgomeryadvertiser.com/sto… via @mgmadvertiser
Prattville library changes hours after being told of threat to funding

Prattville library changes hours after being told of threat to funding

Amid an ongoing controversy, the library had cut operating hours to a level that fell below the state minimum.

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What a long, strange trip it's been for this psychedelic library book returned 13,437 days late denverpost.com/2024/03/19/la… via @denverpost
What a long, strange trip it’s been for this psychedelic library book returned 13,437 days late

What a long, strange trip it’s been for this psychedelic library book returned 13,437 days late

Someone returned the book somewhat worse for wear last week to the Riverside Library and Cultural Center in Evans.

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Prattville library cuts hours, programs as staff quit: ‘Hard to have hope’ al.com/news/montgomery/2024/…
Prattville library cuts hours, programs as staff quit: ‘Hard to have hope’

Prattville library cuts hours, programs as staff quit: ‘Hard to have hope’

After firing its director, the library system reopened Monday with shortened hours and fewer staff – and with dramatically reduced services.

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Wisconsin Considers Prosecuting Teachers and Librarians for ‘Obscene’ Books @The74 the74million.org/article/pro…
Wisconsin Considers Prosecuting Teachers and Librarians for ‘Obscene’ Books

Wisconsin Considers Prosecuting Teachers and Librarians for ‘Obscene’ Books

A Republican-backed proposal would remove protections against prosecution for teachers and librarians who give certain books to students.

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Simsbury Library Pulls Controversial Sign Amid Jewish Outrage patch.com/connecticut/simsbu…
Simsbury Library Pulls Controversial Sign Amid Jewish Outrage

Simsbury Library Pulls Controversial Sign Amid Jewish Outrage

A Simsbury Public Library display was pulled earlier this month after it referenced the 'decolonization of Palestine.'

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Jersey Shore library built by billionaire being restored to its ‘Carnegie majesty’ nj.com/news/2023/12/jersey-s…
Jersey Shore library built by billionaire being restored to its ‘Carnegie majesty’

Jersey Shore library built by billionaire being restored to its ‘Carnegie majesty’

The $6.2 million project will restore original 1920s features to the last library in the state built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and his foundation, officials said.

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N.C. school library infested with mold gets donation from Library of Congress spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/tri…
N.C. school library gets donation from Library of Congress

N.C. school library gets donation from Library of Congress

The books in the school library were thrown out.

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From leadership changes to book bans, politics and LGBTQ+ rights, these stories defined Western Pa. education in 2023 post-gazette.com/news/educat…
From leadership changes to book bans, politics and LGBTQ+ rights, these stories defined Western Pa....

From leadership changes to book bans, politics and LGBTQ+ rights, these stories defined Western Pa....

High-profile leadership changes. Challenges to high school library books. Political ideologies in school board races. A landmark ruling declaring Pennsylvania’s...

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Destroying historical wills is 'foolhardy', says Bodleian Library director oxfordmail.co.uk/news/240140…
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CT ahead of most states, but digital equity plan reveals gaps in internet access, computer literacy ctpost.com/connecticut/artic…
CT's digital equity plan lays out gaps in internet access, computer literacy

CT's digital equity plan lays out gaps in internet access, computer literacy

A draft of Connecticut's digital equity plan outlines gaps in internet access and digital...

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This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans

This Arlington librarian is pushing back against book bans

Library directors typically aren’t on the front lines of testy national debates, but with the backing of the county board, Diane Kresh is fighting against book bans.

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Digital Rights Groups Side Against Book Publishers In Fight Over Ebook Lending mediapost.com/publications/a…
MediaDailyNews: Digital Rights Groups Side Against Book Publishers In Fight Over Ebook Lending

MediaDailyNews: Digital Rights Groups Side Against Book Publishers In Fight Over Ebook Lending

"This case could profoundly affect longstanding protections for reader privacy and thus affect a core purpose of copyright: public access to information," the Center for Democracy & Technology,...

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Police called to Mass. middle school over 'concerning illustrations' in 'Gender Queer' book after anonymous complaint nypost.com/2023/12/21/news/p…
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DA says ‘obscene’ book allegations in El Paso County schools insufficient for criminal charges cpr.org/2023/12/21/el-paso-c…
DA says 'obscene' book allegations in El Paso County schools insufficient for criminal charges

DA says 'obscene' book allegations in El Paso County schools insufficient for criminal charges

The DA's office said it had conducted a comprehensive review following a letter from 19 local interest groups and determined the books in question did not merit pursuing criminal charges against the...

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Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books jpost.com/diaspora/article-7…
Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books

Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books

A purge of books from Orange County, FL Public Schools to rid public and school libraries of materials deemed offensive have deemed a Holocaust book as too offensive to read.

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Looking ahead: How blocking Iowa’s controversial education law affects the state kcci.com/article/iowa-how-bl…
Looking ahead: How blocking Iowa’s controversial education law affects the state

Looking ahead: How blocking Iowa’s controversial education law affects the state

A controversial law causing schools to remove some books from libraries and classrooms may not take effect as planned after a hearing on the matter Friday morning.

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Navy SEAL wives battle woke public library in war on Christmas: 'Fight for our kids, our religious liberty' foxnews.com/lifestyle/navy-s…
Navy SEAL wives battle woke public library in war on Christmas: 'Fight for our kids, our religious...

Navy SEAL wives battle woke public library in war on Christmas: 'Fight for our kids, our religious...

Parents in Coronado, California, including the wives of Navy SEALs, are fighting the war on Christmas after the local library refused their attempts to host family-friendly story hours.

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